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Ryukaikon Agrees on Mandatory Barcode Labeling by March 2021; March 2022 for Exceptions
The health ministry’s “Ryukaikon” council for the improvement of ethical drug distributions, agreed on April 15 to make standardized barcode labeling mandatory for shipping packages and sales packages of prescription drugs by the end of March 2021 as a basic…
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